Last Markets, Meet the Newsies, & Dinner Club Updates! - October 22nd

Good Morning Raleigh & Happy Wednesday!

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In more exciting news though…

Our Dinner Club already has multiple tables booked for November 5th! Honestly, at the pace it’s going we had to add a few more restaurants to the list and we still may have to cap it pretty soon (though this is a very good problem to have).

Still a few more spots though, so go ahead and snag yours while you can!

Complete the personality quiz here + snag your spot: Dinner Club Signup Page!

Wednesday 22nd

• Meet the newsies! The Raleigh Times is hosting a night with former Raleigh Times News Carriers at 6PM tonight as they share stories from their days working for the newspaper before the building eventually became what we know today — info here.

• The Carolina Grindhouse Club + The Rialto has a few classic movies coming up! On the 22nd for John Carpenter’s Halloween at 7PM, plus Eraserhead and Texas Chainsaw soon too. Each movie comes with vintage ads, trailers, deep cuts — and more.

• Speaking of movies, check out The Cary Theater for a horror classic, the 1931 Frankenstein! Starts at 7PM in Downtown Cary — tickets here, just $5.

Thursday 23rd

• Looking for a great neighborhood bar? Are you a karaoke fan? The Davie has you covered this week at 8PM. Also random, but if you happen to be an F1 fan, they try to screen EVERY race (yes, even the early ones) — sing or catch the next race here.

• The Carolina Hurricanes, with their first blemish on their record after Vegas (5-1-0) take on the Colorado Avalanche tonight in a Heritage game in Denver, catch them live to see both the Whalers jerseys and the throwback Nordiques Jerseys of Colorado — info here.

Check Out Our Job Board?

• Just a reminder, we have a job board! The postings on there are all manually reviewed (we try to avoid sharing non-local jobs, ghost postings, spam-y postings, etc.).

• Going forward, they will only be live for a couple weeks before new ones show up + post a job if you want to get word out about your own roles — check it out here!

Friday 24th

• Climb With the Pros! Join USA Climbing athletes as they stop by the Triangle Rock Club Salvage Yard location from 4-5:30PM. Free for all members or day pass purchases — details on event here.

• Looking for some early Halloween plans? Like brass and ska? Slim’s Dive Bar has you covered with The Spectacles + a Halloween Party at 9PM — spooky ska details here.

• Every Friday at 10PM check out Boatman Spirits for a Salsa & Bachata social event. Food til midnight, drinks til 2AM, dance the night away — details here.

• Videri Chocolate Factory is hosting 4th Friday Connections! Meet fellow entrepreneurs on Friday at 9:30AM for a networking event amongst local professionals — info here.

Saturday 25th

• Running all weekend, Cat Video Fest returns! This year at Marbles Kids Museum and starting at 12:30 or 1PM, watch user submitted video from across the world that help raise money for cats and local partnerships in the area — tickets and info here.

• The Day of the Dead 5k + Street Festival shuts down the road in front of Centro Mexican Restaurant and takes a route through Oakwood Cemetery and back — take a run (or show later) and stay for the celebration after.

• A celebration of witches, wizards, harry potter + a family friend costume parade takes place at 3PM over at the Jones Auditorium at Meredith College — magic here.

• Masquerade, paper faces on parade! Or rather… on trial, at t this murder mystery dinner masquerade party set at Atlantic Gardening Company from 6-8PM — optional elegant attire encouraged.

Sunday 26th

• Heads up! This is the very last day of the NC State Fair! We went on Monday and had a great time with some music and food. Be mindful of the parking, especially on the non-perishable food item day (Thursday) and the last weekend — plan your day here.

• Can’t make it out on Saturday? Check out another Day of the Dead celebration in City Plaza from 12-4PM with Revista Latina — check it out here.

• Brian McGuinness & Raleigh Retro Gamers combine forces to play some of the worst games ever made, starts at 7:30PM at Goodnights — rage quit with them here.

• Lafayette Village is open for a spooktacular Halloween event, 3-6PM on Sunday! Trick or treat, meet Halloween villains, see a pet costume contests, and more — announcement.

• Rebus Works returns with Gouge Wrestling! Maul-O-Ween happens right downtown on the other side of the Boylan Bridge, join for amateur wrestling and vendors — details.

Monday 27th

• The Pelagic Run Club Halloween Fun Run returns! Dress in costume and run through a 2-mile route at Oakwood Cemetery and iconic haunted Raleigh spots — post here.

• It started earlier this month and runs through the 9th but maybe use this Monday to visit the NC Artist Exhibition at CAM Raleigh is open with 67 contemporary artists from across the state — more here.

Tuesday 28th

• The Canes finally return from their 6 game road trip to play the Golden Knights at home at 6:30PM in the Lenovo Center — snag your tickets and see the schedule here.

• Otherwise it’s a slow day, check out music below, prep your costumes if you haven’t already, or rest up from state fair weekend — maybe check out our Instagram too?

— Raleighwood Updates —

• The Discord server is coming soon! I meant to announce it today but I stumbled into some work I hyper-focused on didn’t quite get it ready in time. Aiming to launch next week there as we have a few members in there already.

• Speaking of members, I’ll keep my sales pitch short but I have had a few people ask how they can just support if they aren’t interested in member perks. If that is something you’re interested in check out the “Support Tier” linked here — thanks for the support!

— Local Updates —

• East Bower Cider recently partnered with Gem Raleigh, so you can now enjoy the patio weather with a cider and a pizza Tuesday-Saturday at 8PM — announced here.

• We previously shared the locally run Barkitecture event, a fundraiser for animal rescue partners, and they raised over $48,000 for those because of all those who attended — see the announcement here.

— Openings & Builds —

• It’s been pushed back a couple times but Battle & Birdie, a Partee Shack owned entertainment venue appears set to open in Midtown by November — see it here.

— Sports News —

• By my math, there seems to still be a very slim chance that the NC Courage ⚽️ make the playoffs if they can lock down a final win after their 4-1 stunner over Bay. Likely comes down to other teams losing more-so than us winning but fingers crossed.

• NC FC ⚽️ seem to be steady in the playoff spots with one game left after a 0-0 draw against Rhode Island on Saturday, catch that game on the 25th via ESPN.

That’s it folks! The monthly comes out this weekend (I can’t believe it either) and then it’s onto the Halloween edition of the newsletter for the last week of October.

Super excited to see how this Dinner Club turns out, my goal is to make this a monthly thing and to maybe expand to different districts around town but for now, just starting simple with just the one event downtown.

See you out there!

— Mason @ The Raleighwood Inbox

— Raleighwood Links —

Here’s a page with EVERYTHING we’ve made. It has the store, calendar, discount cards, job board, contact info, and anything else you might need — find it here.